# Perth schoolgirl’s charity cake stall closed in permit dispute

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/schoolgirl-8-selling-chocolate-crackles-to-help-the-homeless-has-stall-shut-down-by-bureaucrats-in-permit-row/
- Published: 2026-10-30T01:05:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T01:12:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16250605/perth-girl-cake-stall-shut-permit-hyde-park.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Markets, World

## Key points

- An official closed an eight-year-old’s Hyde Park stall over a missing permit.
- Mischa sold chocolate crackles, cordial and artwork.
- Her mother says permit rules may discourage children’s enterprise.

## Summary

Eight-year-old Mischa Macdonald’s cake stall at Perth’s Hyde Park was shut down after an event official asked for a permit, despite her mother saying she had obtained permission from the kiosk owner. The incident has prompted her mother to argue that permit rules can discourage children’s initiative and business skills.

Mischa sold homemade chocolate crackles for about $1, cordial for 50 cents and her own artwork, with some proceeds intended for people experiencing homelessness. She sold two dozen sweets before the stall closed, and used a card reader as she learned about handling money and opened her first bank account. Her mother said visitors supported Mischa and questioned the official’s response; the article does not state what permit was required.

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